Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Democracy and Free Markets

June 17, 2011

The fact that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is so readily embraced by progressives can conceal that his message is an inherently conservative one. 
Robert...

Crops, Cattle and Carbon

June 14, 2011

Making California’s farms more energy efficient, and ensuring that farmers can adapt to a warmer planet, will be a decades-long challenge,...

Salmon Odyssey

June 3, 2011

In the post-World War II boom, previous generations prioritized cheap electricity and economic development over salmon. On the West Coast, huge...

Sustainable Urbanism

May 25, 2011

Infill development is hard. Even in California, one of the few states to have given local officials guidance on how to plan for growth, building...

Peter Calthorpe: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change

May 25, 2011

It’s a love story gone horribly wrong. Big cars, ever-bigger homes, distant suburbs – all of it kept afloat by cheap oil. If this American...

Wal-Mart: Force of Nature or Greenwashing?

May 17, 2011

Wal-Mart is not a sustainable company, says author Edward Humes. But the mega-retailer is making money by investing in sustainability. The story...

Charge It

May 12, 2011

Consumers are ready for electric vehicles. Entrepreneurs and policymakers just need to hustle to work out the kinks in the nationwide networks...

Pole Position

May 12, 2011

Fifteen years have passed since a major automaker has attempted to market an electric vehicle. Within five years, rare will be the auto showroom...

Senator Dianne Feinstein: Guns, Drones and Carbon

April 28, 2011

In this Climate One conversation at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, in San Francisco, Senator Dianne Feinstein touches on some longtime pursuits –...

Measure What?

April 15, 2011

Forward-thinking companies are coming to realize that sustainability isn’t just good for their bottom lines; it makes it easier to win over...

Cell Power: Sprint CEO Dan Hesse

April 15, 2011

Sprint wants to be recognized as the green leader in the wireless industry, says CEO Dan Hesse in this return visit to Climate One.
Dan Hesse, CEO,...

Nuclear Power: Setting Sun?

April 8, 2011

This panel agrees that nuclear power, despite offering the promise of carbon-free electricity and safer next-generation reactors, is challenged by...

Energy Policy: What’s Next?

April 5, 2011

The United States does not have a national energy policy. In this panel convened by Climate One three experts long involved in the US energy...

Jim Rogers: Duke of Energy

April 5, 2011

Outside of the Oval Office, one of the most influential voices in the energy debate is Jim Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Duke Energy. Here Rogers...

Ted Danson: Our Endangered Oceans

March 22, 2011

In the mid-1980s, actor Ted Danson was walking along a Santa Monica beach when he noticed a sign: “Water polluted, no swimming.” "Trying to...

Cloud Power: Microsoft + Google

March 11, 2011

Arch rivals Microsoft and Google find common cause at Climate One promoting the energy efficiency of the cloud. Efficiency alone won’t solve the...

Generation Hot

March 10, 2011

The climate change debate in America appears hopelessly stuck. If the US is to have any chance to break the stalemate, young people must get...

American Wasteland

March 8, 2011

The ubiquity of food in the United States blinds the mind to a tragic fact: much of it is wasted. Exact numbers are elusive, but estimates suggest...

Horsepower: Accelerating EVs into the Fast Lane

January 13, 2011

Born before the Model T, revived and then extinguished a decade ago by GM, the electric vehicle is poised to dominate the global car industry,...

People Power: Rethinking Electricity

January 13, 2011

The utility-consumer relationship is primed for a fundamental overhaul. Armed with information, formerly passive consumers will take charge of...